Search results
- Dictionarye·lapse/əˈlaps/
verb
- 1. (of time) pass or go by: "weeks elapsed before anyone was charged with the attack"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
Elapse is a verb that means to pass or go by, or a noun that means passage of time. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and usage of elapse from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Elapsed is the past tense and past participle of elapse, which means to go past or pass by. Learn how to use elapsed in sentences and see synonyms and related words.
Elapse means if time elapses, it goes past. Learn how to use this formal verb with examples, synonyms and related words and phrases.
When time passes by, you say it elapses. Four years elapse while you are in high school. Nine months elapse while you are in the womb. If two weeks have elapsed between your tennis lessons, there has been a two-week lapse between sessions.
Elapsed means having passed or slipped by, or the passage or lapse of time. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of elapsed in this online dictionary.
verb (used without object) , e·lapsed, e·laps·ing. (of time) to slip or pass by: Thirty minutes elapsed before the performance began. noun. the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse. elapse. / ɪˈlæps / verb. intr (of time) to pass by. Discover More. Other Words From. un e·lapsed adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
elapsed. Something that's elapsed has passed or gone by. Even five elapsed minutes can feel like forever when you're waiting to hear good news. If your grandmother speaks wistfully about elapsed years, she's thinking about all the time that's gone by in what seems like an instant.
